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Preschool was for a select few, and kindergarten was where you learned how to tie your shoes. Ah, for the good ol’ days, back before we knew just how important the pre-K years are to a child’s intellectual development, and it was enough for our parents to teach us to say our ABCs and to…
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I got myself chewed out by the Creigh Deeds campaign last week as being “irresponsible” for reporting on a story circulating in Democratic circles about apparent conflicts between the Deeds camp and the Democratic National Committee over the direction of the Deeds effort. Looks like I’m not the only “irresponsible” journalist diving into the What…
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine highlighted the adoption of enhanced stormwater regulations by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board on Monday. The new regulations are expected to reduce the impact of polluted runoff from new developments into the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways in the Commonwealth.
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The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs forced four turnovers and survived a late VMI drive to earn a thrilling 27-23 win over the Keydets in the Big South Conference opener for both schools, played Saturday afternoon at VMI’s Foster Stadium in Lexington, Va. Leading by four with 1:03 left, Gardner-Webb lined up to punt. VMI’s Greg Walker…
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Sunday dawned basically gloomy and I admit to quickly feeling the same way. The Weather Channel had called for partly sunny skies with temperatures in the upper 70s, but that failed to materialize for our anticipated fall Miata cruise Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20.
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LOSER: Creigh Deeds is either holding, or … Throw out the Rasmussen poll that had Bob McDonnell opening up a nine-point lead earlier this week as an outlier. (For now.) Even assuming the governor’s race is still a four- to five-point race, we can say that the thesis bump has run its course, and Creigh…
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The Staunton/Augusta Brain Injury Support Group will meet Monday, Oct. 12 (Columbus Day) at 7 p.m. at the Mary Switzer Building on the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitative campus. The topic will be “Can Neurofeedback Help Brain Injury?” Our speaker is Jessica Eure, a Charlottesville neurofeedback therapist.
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Monday, Oct. 5: Make Your Mark! Bookmark Contest begins. Part of the “Picturing America/We the People” program. Pick up contest rules at any library location. Preschool through age 18. Contest ends Nov. 7. Free. Augusta County Library, 949-6354 or 885-3961 Monday, Oct. 5, 2 pm: Book Club for Grown-ups. Free. Churchville Branch Library. 245-5287
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The ACLU of Virginia on Thursday asked the principal at Gate City High School to honor the free speech rights of students who plan to protest the ACLU at the school’s football game tonight. The students are reacting to a Sept. 15 letter from the ACLU of Virginia telling school officials that a sectarian prayer…
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I wanted to take a moment and respond to Del. Landes’ recent press release regarding transportation funding. It is quite telling that Del. Landes is asking me for ideas on how to fund our current transportation crisis since he has no plan of his own. For four of the last six years we have not…
